\\ Sorry Cluny. I wanted to have you think about how the devil does his bidding not spoonfeed you.
---Jan on 10/19/09\\
You actually think Satan has only two tricks? |
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---Cluny on 10/21/09 |
To Whosoever Has An Ear To Hear?
Satan deceived Eve by getting her to 'Entertain his Questions of Speculation' able the Truth of God's Word which enticed her Heart away from God & led her into lusting after & seeing the Tree of Knowledge as pleasant to the eye, good for food and desirable to make one wise !!
The lesson to be learned by Eve's deception is revealed by Jesus when He was in the wilderness for forty day.
We're to be "Wise As Serpents & Harmless As Doves' by submitting to God as we resist entertaining the devil's Questions of Speculation about the Truth of God's Word, and devil will flee from us : as he fled from Jesus in the wilderness when Jesus wouldn't entertain his Questions of Speculation !! AMEN |
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---Shawn.M.T. on 10/21/09 |
Karen,
God's word says that Eve was deceived.
3.1 Timothy 2:14
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression
And the enemy lied to her and caused her to doubt.
Gen 3:4-6
(Part 1 the lie)And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Part 2 the deception)For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
(Part 3 the fall) And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. |
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---miche3754 on 10/20/09 |
Something else to think about.
He doesn't come at us right in our face.
He does it subtle and without us even knowing.
He even watches us since he can't know what is going on in our minds too. That is why we have to watch what we say when we aren't talking to God.
Like with me, he is trying to use my daughter because he knows I love her so much. But I ain't falling for it. I just rebuke that spirit that is on her and bind it up with God's word. And believe me, the enemy will watch and see what your weekness is and he will use it. That is why we are to be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
For his tricks, there are 3 that he will use- See 1st John 2:16 |
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---miche3754 on 10/20/09 |
Jan...Actually, Satan did not "trick" Eve. She knew God's rule and chose to break it. Did Eve then turn around and "trick" Adam? NOT!!!! |
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---KarenD on 10/20/09 |
What "Satan" are you speaking about, the "fallen angel" "demon of darkness" who isn't found, not once in the entire Bible? Or the "adversary" which is how the word "satan" should have been translated not transliterated as it was into English. Because that "satan" or "adversary" is anyone who keeps you from Christ,(including our own flesh, Rom 7:5, 8:13) The trick the adversary or anti-Christ uses is making you think their such a thing as "Satan" the fallen angel. |
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---rickey on 10/19/09 |
God is all about love,truth,and righteousness,and satan is all about lies,deceit,and temptataion. |
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---tom2 on 10/19/09 |
Whatever Jan has in mind,
Satan has basically ONE tactic...the lie.
He is the father of lies.
However KarenD DOES make a good point.
Jam 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his OWN LUST, and enticed. (caps mine)
We are quite capable of sinning all on our own. But often Satan aids and abets us in our sin by providing a "justification"...a "reason" why our self-serving acts are'nt REALLY "sin", well... not in this case, anyway! Furthermore, we just couldn't help it! (lies, lies, lies we are quite willing to believe) |
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---Donna66 on 10/19/09 |
Sorry Cluny. I wanted to have you think about how the devil does his bidding not spoonfeed you. |
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---Jan on 10/19/09 |
If you think you have some insight to share, jan, why don't you just share it instead of playing guessing games? |
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---Cluny on 10/19/09 |
our lord said that we must cucify the flesh,satan best weapon is our own flesh.I agree satan doesn,t use tricks per say,he doesn,t have to,yes he tricks us but only because we are weak in the flesh.Remember satan is a liar,a deceiver,he twist the word of God attempting to convince the mind just as he did with eve. |
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---tom2 on 10/18/09 |
Earl: I was asking bout 2 SPECIAL tricks that Satan use to get Christians to sin.
KarenD: I don't think I can agree with you that the devil does not use tricks to make us sin. Was it not a trick/lie when he told Eve that she would not die if she ate of the tree but that her eyes would be opened and she would be wise like Goo? Maybe, LIE is more what I had in mind NOT TRICKS. Sorry!
Trisha: Goood answer.
Pierre: Very good answer. |
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---Jan on 10/18/09 |
Satan tricks no one. When we sin, we all chose to sin. Don't blame Satan or anyone else for your sin. |
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---KarenD on 10/18/09 |
To Whosoever Has An Ear To Hear?
1) Satan trick humanity into thinking he doesn't really exist.
2) Satan trick humanity into thinking the Truth of God's Word in Christ Jesus doesn't really exist.
......But there aren't just two tricks Satan uses to cause a person to sin !! |
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---Shawn.M.T. on 10/18/09 |
It seems you know the answer since you limited Satan to two tricks.
Who tells you and how do you know that Satan can make christians sin or any person sin?
Has Satan showed you these tricks? |
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---earl on 10/18/09 |
According to Satan THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO BE SAVED IS FOR US TO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS. Satan has convined many that they can avoid sin by trying to obey God. They try and fail+ conclude that it is impossibe and that God will not require it. The result: more breaking of God's law
Fact: no one can make themselves god enough to earn salvation= doctrine of legalism.
Satan also seeks to convince others that no one can be saved by keeping the law, that we are not justified by keeping the law, but through grace through faith. So keeping the commandments is not important as long as we love Jesus.
The fact/truth is that FAITH always poduces the good WORKS of obedience, and the Bible reminds us that FAITH without WORKS is dead. James 2,26. |
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---Pierre on 10/18/09 |
The only one I know of is the one he used on Eve. Lies. |
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---Trish9863 on 10/18/09 |
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